[Capdist-auditions] Glens Falls Community Theatre Audition Notice

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The Glens Falls Community Theatre announces auditions for their production of "Brighton Beach Memoirs", directed by Bob Myers.  An informational meeting will be held on Wednesday March 23 at 7pm at the Charles R. Wood Theater, 205 Glen St, Glens Falls.  Auditions will be at the theater on Thursday, March 24 at 7pm.  Performances are May 6, 7 and 8, 2016 at the Wood Theater.  Following is a show synopsis and cast list.  

Synopsis: Brighton Beach Memoirs is setin September of 1937 in Brighton Beach, NY. The narrator, Eugene Morris Jerome,is a 15-year-old who dreams of baseball and girls and has aspirations ofbecoming a writer. He must cope with the seemingly mundane existence of hisfamily life, which include his older brother Stanley; Kate and Jack, his motherand father; and his Aunt Blanche and her two fetching daughters, Nora andLaurie, all of whom are now living under the same roof. 

Characters: Seven characters – threemale and four female.

Eugene Jerome: About 15 years old. Heserves as the narrator and often breaks the fourth wall to talk directly to theaudience. He is crazy about baseball, especially the Yankees. But he also hasfeelings for his cousin Nora. This role is critical to the play and has anextensive line load.

Aunt Blanche: Blanche Morton is in herlate 30s, close to 40, and has been widowed six years. She is a seamstress andtakes in work to earn money. But she has simmering resentment for Kate andwonders if this life is all there is for her.

Kate Jerome: Eugene’s mother. In herearly 40s. She tries to feed seven people on the meager income Jack and Stanleybring into the household. She and Blanche poignantly clash over Blanche’sfeelings of being second-rate, and her plans for a date with a mysterious manacross the street.

Laurie Morton: Blanche’s youngestdaughter, about 13. She has medical condition – a flutter in her heart – whichEugene believes is the reason that Kate and Blanche coddle her, and Eugenebelieves she uses it to her full advantage.

Nora Morton: Blanche’s elder daughter,age 16. She’s starting to blossom into a great beauty and wants to be a danceron Broadway. She is the object of Eugene’s affections. Nora clashes withBlanche over Nora’s plans to quit school and become a star.

Stanley Jerome: Eugene’s older brother,age 18 or 19. He is more worldly than Eugene. He has issues at work and isthreatened with losing his job at Stroheim’s, a local department store.

Jack Jerome: Eugene’s father. About 40but looks older. His job is cutting material for women’s raincoats but takes onother jobs to make ends meet. He is in failing health but the weight of theworld is falling on his shoulders, with relatives in Poland having to flee theinvasion of Hitler’s armies.

Auditions will be open. Lines will beprovided at auditions. No head shots are necessary. Ages of the characters aregeneral guidelines: Actors can play younger or older.
For more information contact:

Email: robert.myers1959 at gmail.com
Phone: 518-320-2886
Or private message on Facebook
gfcommunitytheatre.org


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